Skip directly to:
Main content
Main navigation
University of Virginia Library
Search this document
Claribel and Other Poems
By W. J. Linton
Linton, W. J. (1812-1897)
[dedication]
[dedication]
[section]
THREE ENGLISHMEN
[section]
Collapse All
|
Expand All
Claribel and Other Poems
229
SELF-JUSTIFICATION
Satan
was not the Devil because he fell,
But for his pride in falling—when he said
Evil! be thou my good: to err is well.
Self-justification is his devilhead.
Claribel and Other Poems